Episode 334 || Books Kids Actually Want to Read, Vol. 2

Published: Aug. 19, 2021, 4 a.m.

b"This week Annie is talking with store manager Olivia about some favorite titles shared with her by kids in the local community, and we thought it\\u2019d be fun for you to hear directly from the kids themselves.\\nThe books mentioned in this week\\u2019s episode can be purchased from The Bookshelf:\\n\\nPercy Jackson by Rick Riordan\\n\\n\\nHarry Potter by J.K. Rowling\\n\\n\\nCoo by Kaela Noele\\n\\n\\nEl Deafo by CeCe Bell\\n\\n\\nOkay Witch by Emma Steinkeller\\n\\n\\nAmari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston\\n\\n\\nUnsolved Case Files: Escape at 10,000 Feet by Tom Sullivan\\n\\n\\nBud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis\\n\\n\\nThe Middle School Bites series by Steven Banks\\n\\n\\nThe Betsy-Tacy Treasury by Maude Hart Lovelace\\n\\n\\nThe Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart\\n\\n\\nThe Unwanted series by Lisa McMann\\n\\n\\nCamp/Click/Act by Kayla Miller\\n\\n\\nMr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein\\n\\nA full transcript of today\\u2019s episode can be found here.\\nFrom the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf\\u2019s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today\\u2019s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.\\xa0\\nSpecial thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.\\xa0\\nThis week, Annie is reading Let\\u2019s Not Do That Again by Grant Ginder. (Published April 2022)\\nIf you liked what you heard on today\\u2019s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you\\u2019re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff\\u2019s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter, follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic, and receive free media mail shipping on all your online book orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.\\nWe\\u2019re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.\\nLibro.FM:\\nLibro.fm lets you purchase audiobooks directly from your favorite local bookstore (Like The Bookshelf). You can pick from more than 215,000 audiobooks, and you'll get the same audiobooks at the same price as the largest audiobook company out there (you know the name). But you\\u2019ll be part of a different story -- one that supports community. All you need is a smart phone and the free Libro.fm app.\\nRight now, if you sign up for a new membership, you will get 2 audiobooks for the price of one. All you have to do is enter FRONTPORCH at checkout or follow this link:\\nlibro.fm/redeem/FRONTPORCH\\nFlodesk:\\nDo you receive a weekly or monthly newsletter from one of your favorite brands? Like maybe From the Front Porch (Or The Bookshelf)... Did you ever wonder, \\u2018how do they make such gorgeous emails?\\u2019\\xa0Flodesk is an email marketing service provider that's built for creators, by creators, and it\\u2019s easy to use. We\\u2019ve been using it for a couple of years now, and I personally love it.\\nAnd right now you can get 50% off your Flodesk subscription by going to:\\nflodesk.com/c/THEFRONTPORCH"